document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=728056>Question 728056</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat travels 336 miles in 7 hours(with constant speed). How much time will it take to travel 144 miles?   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time/distance = time/distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/144 = 7/336<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (144)(7/336)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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